Month: July 2012

Francisco Liriano is gone. Could Justin Morneau and Denard Span follow him out the door? Liriano was predictably dealt on Saturday, as the Twins shipped their left-handed starter to the division-rival Chicago White Sox for a couple of minor leaguers. Minnesota is at 42-58, just a game ahead of Kansas City in the battle for… Read More

The move from Target Field to Chase Field has been huge for former Minnesota Twins outfielder Jason Kubel. And his peers can see that just by looking at the league leaders. After hitting three homers and driving in six runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, Kubel now leads the National League in RBIs with… Read More

It wasn’t all that long ago that Joe Mauer was getting booed at Target Field. I was in attendance during the finale of the team’s first home series of the year when he was jeered heavily after failing to drive in a runner from third base in two straight at-bats. In his next at-bat, he… Read More

The Minnesota Timberwolves made the shooting guard position a top priority this offseason. But the guy they wanted most of all won’t be going anywhere. The Portland Trail Blazers matched the four-year, $45 million offer sheet given to Nicolas Batum by the Minnesota Timberwolves, which will keep the 23-year-old Frenchman in the Pacific Northwest. The… Read More

The Minnesota Twins will remarkably use their 11th different starting pitcher this season when Samuel Deduno takes the mound against the Texas Rangers tonight. Deduno has been dubbed an atypical Twins starter in that he has been a high strikeout guy in the minor leagues, but his control gets away from him at times. In… Read More

Has there ever been a bigger free agency splash by a Minnesota pro sports team than the one that occurred yesterday? That’s what Grand Forks Herald reporter Brad Schlossman asked in this column that he penned for today’s editions. The Minnesota Wild signed arguably the top two free agents available in the NHL this offseason,… Read More

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Hayden Goethe

I am Design Center Manager for Forum Communications. I have worked in the media in Fargo-Moorhead since 2002.